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On November 8, 2010,
Barnes & Noble, Inc. made the following communication available to its employees:

IMPORTANT REMINDER

The voting deadlines for Barnes & Nobles Special Meeting of Shareholders are quickly approaching:

***401k Plan Participants have 8 more days to vote.***

***All other shareholders have 10 more days to vote.***

If you owned Barnes & Noble shares as of October 21, 2010, you should have received your voting materials by now. If you want to vote as the Board recommends, you would vote each WHITE card
FOR the resolution ratifying the Rights Plan.

If you have any questions about how to vote or if you need additional assistance,
please call Andy Milevoj at 212-633-3489 or Innisfree M&A Incorporated at (877) 456-3422.

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This communication is being directed to you by Barnes & Noble, Inc. because you are an employee of Barnes & Noble. Barnes &
Noble is not acting as a fiduciary or providing any investment advice relating to Barnes & Nobles 401(k) Plan.

Important
Information

On October 28, 2010, Barnes & Noble, Inc. (Barnes & Noble) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC) a definitive proxy statement in connection with the special meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held on November 17, 2010 and has mailed the definitive proxy statement to its shareholders, which
definitive proxy statement was amended on November 2, 2010. Security holders are urged to read the definitive proxy statement and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available, because they contain (or will
contain) important information. Security holders may obtain a free copy of the definitive proxy statement, the amendment thereto and other documents (when available) that Barnes & Noble files with the SEC at the SECs website at
www.sec.gov, at Barnes & Nobles website at www.barnesandnobleinc.com and from Barnes & Noble by directing a request to Barnes & Noble, Inc., Attention: Investor Relations, 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10011.

Safe Harbor

This communication contains forward-looking statements. Barnes & Noble is including this statement for the express purpose of
availing itself of the protections of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to all such forward-looking statements. When used in this communication, the words anticipate,
believe, estimate, expect, intend, may, plan, will and similar expressions, as they relate to Barnes & Noble or the management of Barnes & Noble,
identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and represent the beliefs of the management of the company. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially. These risks include, but are not limited to, general economic and market conditions, decreased consumer demand for the companys products, possible disruptions in the companys computer systems,
telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy and information security, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of
competition, possible disruptions or delays in the opening of new stores or the inability to obtain suitable sites for new stores, higher than anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of the
companys online, digital and other initiatives, the performance and successful integration of acquired businesses, the success of the companys strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs,
unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, the results or effects of any governmental review of the companys stock option practices, product and component shortages, effects of the companys evaluation of strategic alternatives
and other factors which may be outside of the companys control. Please refer to the companys annual, quarterly and periodic reports on file with the SEC for a more detailed discussion of these and other risks that could cause results to
differ materially. The company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.